Controversial Homebrewing Opinions

Please post something different that an IPA using Citra or Mosaic in the Brewing Activities or What Homebrew Are You Drinking threads.

 

Actually, What Homebrew Are You Drinking posts should have a mandatory 200 character review. No one really cares how clear or murky your beer is when you post a picture, but I'd like to hear about what it tastes like outside of "good"

 

I haven't done a character count but I'm sure my average is well below 200.

 

Kveik yeast is cheating. I can't get myself excited to use it. Similar profile across a huge temperature range for many strains. Pitching rate doesn't seem to matter. Turns around a beer incredibly fast. It really is ridiculous and I see why it can be attractive, but playing with fermentation temperatures and it's effect on the final product really interests me. Maybe I just haven't worked with it enough (2 beers so far) but I don't find myself seeking it out in my recipes.

 

Now we've brought up an interesting conversation.
It is easy to use Kveik yeast, but that's a godsend for brewers that are without temperature control. In my last apartment before moving, it was rare that I could go below 70* ambient, so it was nice to not have to rotate frozen bottles from a swamp cooler multiple times a day just so I could brew something that wasn't a saison.

 

I think my opinion is swayed by the fact that I used to have no real temp control and had a few beers get away from me. I would probably feel a bit differently about this had I not invested the time, effort and money in temp control. However, I wouldn't change my decisions since I get to play around with many more strains and dial in my preferred temperature and characteristics.

All this said, I can definitely see myself still playing around with various kveik in the future since I can't help but tinker and experiment.

Still, it feels like a cheat code.

 

Extract makes great beer

 

What beer are u drinking thread should be monthly not 1 a year.

Willamette hops rock, I grow and use them.

 

Here’s my list (from 2016). I could add more but this is a start.
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=28401.msg371735#msg371735

 

I found much of your list to be not very controversial (to me)...
I Agree: 8 items
I Disagree: 5 items
Neutral: 3 items

 

Fully agree with the comment on rye. It has about as much spiciness as mayonnaise.

 

Now I'm confused.

 

I've got one that doesn't sit well with me....
"People that use all-in-one systems are not REAL brewers".

I call bullshit! I use a Grainfather. I also, however, develop my own recipes, mill my own grains, adjust my water profiles, measure pH, control fermentation temps & pitch rates, ferment under pressure, perform closed transfers, etc.

I bought the Grainfather because I had twin 2 yr olds at the time and there was no way I could spend all day hovering over a propane burner in the garage. With the GF, I can brew anytime I want without negative impacts on my family. It may not be as sexy as a Spike 3v system, but it IS brewing.

/rant.

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahaa Rock on. Love it

 

I submit that you are not a typical Grainfather user.

 

Shewww I felt like I was getting ramrodded with “Hate Citra IPA post” and “Kveik yeast is cheating “ both of which I literally just posted yesterday. For a second I thought I’d just keep my brewing to myself from now on.